It is a completely different show, but I still think some episodes are better than those of the previous two (or three) seasons. It's gone down hill since season four.
I've enjoyed this season more than the last 4 seasons. The show became un-funny with Michael Scott. Like that episode where he had promised kids he would pay for their college education and they found out he didn't have the money..........there was nothing funny about that. The way they developed his character over the years he went from being a clueless jerk with sometimes good intentions to a full-time retard. Horrible character development.